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Fathers and sons, going deep

Eric Young Jr.’s first Major League home run Wednesday night conjured some memories. Young’s father led off the Rockies’ first home game, against the Expos in 1993 at Mile High Stadium, with a homer. Both of those home runs were the opposite way, to left field.

Anyhow, it sparked a question. How often had fathers and sons homered for the same franchise previously?

David Vincent of the Society for American Baseball Research provides the answer.

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